Succession, Ted Lasso take home top Emmy honours

South Korea’s Lee Jung-jae, star of thriller Squid Sport, was named greatest actor and considered one of a number of first-time winners.

The solid of Succession after the present was named greatest drama on the Emmys [Frazer Harrison/Getty Images via AFP]

Succession, the story of a dysfunctional household jockeying for energy and wealth, and feel-good comedy Ted Lasso have taken the highest honours on the Emmy awards, whereas South Korean star Lee Jung-jae was named greatest actor for his position in dystopian thriller Squid Sport, a primary for a non-English-language performer..

Each Succession and Ted Lasso have been honoured beforehand, with Succession profitable greatest drama collection in 2020 earlier than the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted its manufacturing schedule.

Squid Sport’s Lee gained greatest actor for his position within the collection about cash-strapped contestants risking their lives for wealth, which grew to become a international sensation for Netflix after its launch on the streaming platform. The present’s director, Hwang Dong-hyuk, additionally picked up the award for greatest director.

In addition to Lee, a number of different performers gained their first Emmy, together with singer Lizzo, who gained greatest competitors collection for Lizzo’s Watch Out for the Huge Grrrls, and Sheryl Lee Ralph, who was named greatest supporting actress in a comedy collection for her efficiency in Abbott Elementary.

Zendaya collected her second Emmy for the teenager ‘coming of age’ present Euphoria.

“Thanks for making such a protected area to make this very troublesome present,” Zendaya mentioned after gathering her award.

“My biggest want for “Euphoria’ was that it may assist heal folks. Thanks for everybody who has shared your story with me. I carry them with me, and I carry them with” her character, Rue, as nicely, Zendaya mentioned.

Zendaya accepts the award for greatest actress in a drama, the second time she has gained the Emmy for her efficiency in Euphoria [Mario Anzuoni/Reuters]

Ted Lasso, which follows the ups-and-downs of a London soccer crew and their American supervisor, gained greatest comedy collection for the second straight 12 months, and stars Jason Sudeikis and Brett Goldstein had been second-time winners of greatest comedy actor and supporting actor.

The White Lotus, a satire about rich vacationers and the employees who cater to them at a swanky resort, landed the award for greatest restricted collection, whereas two of its stars, Murray Bartlett and Jennifer Coolidge, took dwelling the awards for greatest supporting actor and actress.

Coolidge delighted the Emmy viewers by shimmying to the music meant to chop off her acceptance speech.

The excessive glamour gala was a return to enterprise as normal in Hollywood following the coronavirus restricted or cancelled occasions of current years.

Key award winners on the Emmys

Finest drama collection

Succession

Finest comedy collection

Ted Lasso

Lee Jung-jae (left) holds his Emmy for greatest actor in a drama for Squid Sport alongside Hwang Dong-hyuk, who gained for steering the collection [Aude Guerrucci/Reuters]

Finest restricted collection

The White Lotus

Finest actor, drama

Lee Jung-jae, Squid Sport

Finest actress, drama

Zendaya, Euphoria

Finest supporting actor, drama

Matthew Macfadyen, Succession

Julia Garner took dwelling an Emmy for her work in Ozark [Aude Guerrucci/Reuters]

Sheryl Lee Ralph gained her first Emmy for the comedy present Abbott Elementary [Aude Guerrucci/Reuters]

Finest supporting actress, drama

Julia Garner, Ozark

Finest actor, comedy

Jason Sudeikis, Ted Lasso

Finest actress, comedy

Jean Good, Hacks

Jennifer Coolidge was recognised for her half in The White Lotus, which adopted a gaggle of rich vacationers on vacation at a luxurious resort [Aude Guerrucci/Reuters]

Finest supporting actor, comedy

Brett Goldstein, Ted Lasso

Finest supporting actress, comedy

Sheryl Lee Ralph, Abbott Elementary

Finest actor, restricted collection or film

Michael Keaton, Dopesick

Finest actress, restricted collection or film

Amanda Seyfried for The Dropout

Lizzo was a first-time Emmy winner for her present Lizzo’s Watch Out for the Huge Grrrls [Aude Guerrucci/Reuters]

Finest supporting actor, restricted collection or film

Murray Bartlett, The White Lotus

Finest supporting actress, restricted collection or film

Jennifer Coolidge, The White Lotus